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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Anton L. Delgado and Sopheng Cheang

Cambodians return to scenes of destruction after fleeing border fighting with Thailand

Cambodia Thailand - (Anton L. Delgado)

Shattered glass, torched motorcycles and a burned bust of Buddha awaited 63-year-old Soth Sim as he returned to his home in Phrong village near the Cambodia-Thailand border where fighting raged just a few days ago.

As thousands of displaced people in both Cambodia and Thailand begin to venture home, some are discovering the personal cost of the nearly week-long clash which has resulted in the deaths of at least 41 people and displaced more than 260,000 others.

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